Take a road less travelled to the small towns and communities that make Australia special. Join Heather Ewart and guest presenters as they discover remarkable stories and inspiring people you'll never forget.
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- Seasons
- 12
- Episodes aired
- 186
- Latest aired
- S12E22
- Total runtime
- 3d 12h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 November 2015 – January 2016 8 episodes
- Season 2 November 2016 – January 2017 9 episodes
- Season 3 November 2017 – January 2018 10 episodes
- Season 4 June 2018 – February 2019 16 episodes
- Season 5 June 2019 – February 2020 16 episodes
- Season 6 June 2020 – July 2020 8 episodes
- Season 7 February 2021 – May 2021 16 episodes
- Season 8 January 2022 – August 2022 16 episodes
- Season 9 January 2023 – August 2023 16 episodes
- Season 10 January 2024 – November 2024 26 episodes
- Season 11 January 2025 – October 2025 24 episodes
- Season 12 March 2026 – September 2026 21 episodes
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S05E01 Glen Helen Ride
June 17 find the promo
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Back Roads returns with an epic journey in the Northern Territory, from one of the world's most remote cattle stations to some of the most spectacular landscapes in the heart of Australia.
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S05E02 Tolmie, VIC
June 24 find the promo
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Heather visits Tolmie, tucked away in Victoria's High Country. In the past it was known as a hideaway for bushrangers, near the infamous Stringybark Creek ambush where Ned Kelly and his gang murdered three police officers.
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S05E03 Woolgoolga, NSW
July 1 find the promo
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Heather Ewart explores a vibrant coastal community in northern New South Wales, where East meets West and which the locals affectionately call Woopi.
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S05E04 Burketown, QLD
July 8 find the promo
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Guest presenter, chef and farmer Paul West heads to the Gulf of Carpentaria to see one of the world's most extraordinary weather events.
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S05E05 Kulin, WA
July 15 find the promo
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280kms from Perth, Kulin is home to less than 400 people. From the 'Tin Horse Highway' - horse-shaped sculptures made out of 44 gallon drums to a giant waterslide, the quirky town is known for its generosity of spirit.
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S05E06 Fish Creek, VIC
July 22 find the promo
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Fish Creek is a whimsical town straight from a storybook, home to children's book authors and illustrators, world-renowned botanical artists, musicians and sculptors. It is near the southernmost tip of Australia's mainland.
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S05E07 Flinders Ranges, SA
July 29 find the promo
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Incoming News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar traces the footsteps of her Prussian ancestors who migrated to SA in the mid-1800s, discovering a town rich in film history and a spectacularly coloured yellow-footed rock wallaby.
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S05E08 Riverina, NSW
August 5 find the promo
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Heather visits one of the flattest places on earth, the dusty Hay Plains. Home to a fascinating bunch with a dry sense of humour, the town hosts the Hay Rodeo and Rainbow on the Plains - the Hay Mardi Gras.
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S05E09 Snow Journey, VIC + NSW
December 23 · 29min find the promo
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Heather Ewart discovers a very different type of community on the roof of Australia as she visits the peaks of Victoria and New South Wales' snow country.
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S05E10 Bulloo Shire, QLD
December 30 · 28min find the promo
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Heather Ewart catches a ride to the Bulloo Shire in south-west Queensland, a community that thrives despite its isolation.
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S05E11 Wynyard, TAS
January 6 · 28min find the promo
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Guest presenter Joe O'Brien leaves the ABC newsroom for the wilds of Wynyard in north west Tasmania.
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S05E12 Clunes, VIC
January 13 · 29min find the promo
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Heather Ewart visits the preserved gold rush town of Clunes, in the Victorian Central Goldfields. Its golden days might be long gone, but a wave of newcomers is putting its untouched 19th century main street back on the map.
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S05E13 Koroit, VIC
January 20 · 29min find the promo
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Heather Ewart discovers a patch of Ireland tucked away in coastal Victoria. Koroit is reportedly home to the largest Irish community in regional Australia, and it's a place that thrives on music, poetry and potatoes.
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S05E14 Menindee, NSW
January 27 · 29min find the promo
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Last summer, Menindee in NSW made worldwide news when a perfect storm of drought and poor water management caused a mass fish kill of nearly a million fish. Guest presenter Lisa Millar uncovers the town behind the headlines.
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S05E15 Show Town, QLD
February 3 · 28min find the promo
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Heather joins a cavalcade of showmen and their little town on wheels on an 800 km run through far north Queensland. It's a journey that will bust every preconceived idea of what the travelling carnival life is like.
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S05E16 Jabiru, NT
February 10 · 29min find the promo
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Join award-winning journalist and Murawari-Gomeroi man Allan Clarke as he uncovers the small community of Jabiru. Buried deep in Kakadu National Park, it is one of the most extraordinary places on the planet.